I am cursed—
mortal by day,
monster by night,
trapped on the seaway,
and losing the light.
I am thirst,
compelled to drink
every deep sea.
If disturbed, I’ll sink
ships, no escapees.
I am she,
a monstrous-thirst,
draining, sucking
until no cloudburst
rains, succumbing
to my wasteland reign.
Corinne Pollard
Corinne Pollard is a disabled writer from West Yorkshire, UK, published in Sirens Call, Black Hare Press, Three Cousins Publishing, Trembling with Fear, World of Myth, and Paragraph Planet. Also, Corinne is co-editor for the Yorkshire anthology Aire Reflections with her dark stories and poetry inside. With a degree in English Lit and Creative Writing, Corinne has always enjoyed the world of dark fantasy. Aside from writing, Corinne enjoys metal music, visiting graveyards, and shopping for books to read.